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Cardiac Cycle

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The entrance to the ascending aorta is guarded by

a)

an atrioventricular valve

b)

bicuspid valve

c)

semilunar valve

d)

tricuspid valve

2.

The opening of semilunar valves is due to

a)

increased ventricular pressure

b)

decrease ventricular pressure

c)

increased aortic pressure

d)

increase in artrial volume

3.

Diastole refers to what action?

a)

Passive filling

b)

Contraction

4.

Systole refers to what action?

a)

Passive filling

b)

Contraction

5.

Which of the following represents the Purkinje fibres?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Which of the following represents the sino-atrial node?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

In which direction does an electrical impulse travel across the ventricles?

a)

Top to bottom

b)

Bottom to top

c)

Left to right

d)

Right to left

8.
The emptying of the atria is controlled by the:
a)
SA node
b)
AV node
c)
Purkinje fibres
d)
Bundle of His
9.
The pacemaker of the heart is also known as the....
a)
AV node
b)
SA node
c)
Purkinje fibres
d)
Bundle of His
10.
Which node delays the ventricles from firing before fully filled?
a)
AV
b)
SA
11.
What is the definition of the Cardiac Cycle?
a)
the contraction of the atria
b)
the sequence of events that occur during one complete heartbeat
c)
the contraction and relaxation of the ventricles
d)
the circulation of blood in the heart
12.

If there is higher pressure in the aorta, there will be no movement of blood out of the ventricle

a)

True

b)

False

13.

If ventricular pressure is low, what will happen to the arterioventricular valves?

a)

close

b)

open

14.

The chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

a)

Right Ventricle

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Right Atrium

d)

Left Atrium

15.

State the phase of cardiac cycle shown in the diagram.

a)

Atrial systole, ventricular systole

b)

Atrial diastole, ventricular systole

c)

Atrial systole, ventricular diastole

d)

Atrial diastole, ventricular diastole

16.

State the phase of cardiac cycle shown in the diagram.

a)

Atrial systole, ventricular systole

b)

Atrial diastole, ventricular systole

c)

Atrial systole, ventricular diastole

d)

Atrial diastole, ventricular diastole

17.

Identify part numbers 3 and 5.

a)

3: right atrium; 5: aorta

b)

3: left atrium; 5: aorta

c)

3: right atrium; 5: pulmonary artery

d)

3: left atrium; 5: pulmonary artery

18.

The graph shows pressure changes in the left atrium, left ventricle and aorta during a cardiac cycle.


What would the curve look like for the right ventricle, if placed on this graph?

a)

same pattern but to the right of the left ventricle curve

b)

different pattern and to the right of the left ventricle curve

c)

same pattern but lower than the left ventricle curve

d)

different pattern and lower than the left ventricle curve

19.

What is happening at point A?

a)

The bicuspid valve opens for blood to flow from left atrium to left ventricle

b)

The bicuspid valve opens for blood to flow from left ventricle to aorta

c)

The bicuspid valve closes to prevent backflow of blood from left atrium to left ventricle

d)

The bicuspid valve closes to prevent backflow of blood from left ventricle to left atrium